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Srimathe Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest all,

While I was listening to the upanyasam [cassette] on

KooratthAzhwAn by Sri U VE Velukkudi Krishnan Swami, I

was I would like to mention that here so that we can

attempt to

ape and inculcate a fraction of these gunAs. That can

be the new year resolution, isn's it?

 

amaanithvam, adhambithvam, ahimsaa, kshaanthi:,

aarjavam/

aachaarya upaasanam, saucham, sthairyam,

aathmavinigraha:// (GitA- Ch 13- 7)

 

Very simple slOka: (since Velukkudi Swamy explained it

so beautifully, I would like to share) I am not going

to explain how it refers to Sri KooratthAzhwAn (it

should be heard from Swamy�s cassette- then only one

can enjoy). Let me just say what the sloka enlists and

refers to and what it means:

 

1. amaanithvam: Vidya garvam, dhana garvam, kula

garvam, etc.. is the feeling of pride for one's

intelligence or knowledge (education), or wealth, or

kulam (that he is from great family, Bharadwaja

gOthram etc..), and that one is good looking, is all

called maanam One who has it is maanee. Amaanee is

the one who does not have these prides. Means: the

moment one has this pride, other Bhagawathas will be

looked down, by him, means- he commits BhAgawatha

apacharam. ammanithvam- freedom from superirity

complex arising out of vida, lineage and riches.

 

2. adhamibithvam- [not] having no shaasthric knowledge

but showing off as if dharmic... no dhmbam- no blowing

of one's own trumpet: If one does some good deed,

dharmam, like contributing to some Divya Desam or for

any kainkarya, he shall not blow his trumpet.. It is

His money, He takes it for His temple.. We are only

instrumental, as a messenger.

 

3. ahimsaa: not only in action, also by speech, and

thought, we need to avoid hurting other beings; not

just human beings,- all beings...through manas, vaak,

kaayam- no injury to others...

 

4. kshaanthi: patience- At any point of time, one

should avoid anger. We can cultivate anger- i.e.

pretending anger.. but not getting angry.. (Here, I am

not able to resist referring to KooratthAzhwAn's

asking the Lord for the same good for Nalooran (who

was responsible for even the loss of AzhWan's

eyesight) too, as his.....

 

5. aarjavam- manas, vaak, body (kaayam)- all shall be

same working in tandem.. What the mind thinks, the

mouth shall speak.. (not vaay vaazhaipazham, kai

karuNaikkizhangu.). what one speaks, the body shall

act..uLLonru vaitthu puRamonRu pEsaadhirutthal..

Otherwise, it will be kapatam.. That is the lakshaNam

of dhuraathmA; not mahAthmA. thus, filled with uniform

disposition towards all is aarjava.

 

6. Aachaarya upaasanam- praising one�s AchAryan at

all times- thinking of Him at all times- having a

thought that whatever jnAnam that one possesses,

(sathvishayam) is all due to being His Thiruvadi. We

need to prostrate Him,

very many times, ask, enquire respectfully, and get

our doubts clarified. We need to perfrom kaimkaryam to

Him (of not physically, at least monetarily..- by

allocating some funds from the earning..). We need to

celebrate His Thirunakshathram, in a grand manner at

our home, with family and children, recite His

thaniyan, and saying SrimathE raamaanujaaya Namah: as

many times as possible on that day at least (108, 1008

times..)

 

7. Saucham- parisuddhi.. one shall be pure.. means:

one has to perform necessarily the nithya karmas like

sandhyavandhanam. We need to be pure, physically and

mentally.. dhVesham (feeling jealous), telling lies..

is all asuddham (dirt to our mind..) what is said as

anAchAram, to be avoided in Ahara niyamam, one needs

to avoid as much as we can.. Avoid as much as

possible, para annam (hotels- eating outside) not that

we disrespect, but

that it may contaminate our already contaminated

minds..

 

8. sthairyam: being steady.. Firmness- That is

essential. This can be achieved only when we have no

confusion or be influence by non-vedic thoughts

/arguments. (Sri Velukkudi Swamy said just by a simple

reading of the meaning /commentary of Sri Alavandhars

SthOthra Rathnam, one can get all their doubts

clarified.. Very true.. There are commentaries of

Swamy desikan, Periya vaachanpiLLai. On this great

hymn.. Really marvellous.. all

our queries on tatvatrayam, Vishitadvaitham, anya

dEvathA will all vanish..) the best option is: Just

stay as AchArya Thiruvadi.. means: What our AchAryan

says is TRUTH.. Close your ears for other things..

Where goes.. is where the Thiruvadi will go.. It can

not go separately.. unshakable faith in saasthra

related to self is sthairya...

 

9. aathmavinigarah: - means: Other than the knowledge

of actual swaroopam of jIvAthmA (which is being

dhaasabhootham / sEshan / servant of Emperumaan

Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan), any other jnAnam /

longing for any other shall be KILLED (or in other

words, CURTAILED..)

 

Please forgive adiyEn, if it sounds preaching. That is

not the intent. I was so inspired by this slOkam when

Sri Velukkudi Swamy referred to, I wished to share and

would like to remind ourselves for inculcating the

above nine qualities and start (if not already being

followed), as NEW YEAR RESOLUTION..

 

Regards

namo narayana

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

AchAryan Thiruvadi..

 

 

 

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